Heart of a Dog

1988 · Directed by Vladimir Bortko · 131 min · science fiction film, comedy drama

★ 7.9/10 · 202 ratings on TMDB

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.